J Richards
@jrichardsme.bsky.social
Writers & writing, wild places, slow food. Stories, art, poetry, nature. UK based international. Constantly curious.
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Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 11:16 AM
obvs
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'Berkeley Square' (c.1935) by Stanisława de Karłowska
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🎵 'A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square' by Vera Lynn
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🎵 'A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square' by Vera Lynn
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November 19, 2025 at 9:04 AM
'Berkeley Square' (c.1935) by Stanisława de Karłowska
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🎵 'A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square' by Vera Lynn
youtu.be/xTeiYN_Vq6E?...
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🎵 'A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square' by Vera Lynn
youtu.be/xTeiYN_Vq6E?...
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The BBC – Part one – Inform, educate, entertain
Podcast Episode · Origin Story · 04/12/2024 · 1h 12m
podcasts.apple.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Wishing only continued excellent health to inspirational 94 year old artist Bridget Riley on.ft.com/43ZrQTM
Bridget Riley: ‘I want my paintings to make people feel alive’
[FREE TO READ] The 94-year-old doyenne of British abstract art on influences from Seurat to Mondrian, her wartime childhood in Cornwall — and ‘the healing power of looking’
on.ft.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Wishing only continued excellent health to inspirational 94 year old artist Bridget Riley on.ft.com/43ZrQTM
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In today's @theguardian.com country diary, I'm hunting for the county's first ever recorded wild plant along the same the road where it was spotted by the father of British botany, William Turner, in 1548.
#naturewriting #countrydiary
#naturewriting #countrydiary
Country diary: Red-hot spindle sets the hedgerow ablaze | Nic Wilson
Braughing, Hertfordshire: This fiery plant is one of the most startling sights of autumn – and it has a place in history in this county
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:27 AM
In today's @theguardian.com country diary, I'm hunting for the county's first ever recorded wild plant along the same the road where it was spotted by the father of British botany, William Turner, in 1548.
#naturewriting #countrydiary
#naturewriting #countrydiary
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Metatrichia floriformis #SlimeMouldSunday
November 2, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Metatrichia floriformis #SlimeMouldSunday
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Something lovely for the weekend!
Magical amber animals from the Mesolithic. Carved between 10,000-7,000 years ago.
Amber can generate static electricity⚡️ For their ancient owners, these small animals could give off sparks in the dark and make hair stand on end, as if by magic✨
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#Archaeology
Magical amber animals from the Mesolithic. Carved between 10,000-7,000 years ago.
Amber can generate static electricity⚡️ For their ancient owners, these small animals could give off sparks in the dark and make hair stand on end, as if by magic✨
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#Archaeology
November 1, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Something lovely for the weekend!
Magical amber animals from the Mesolithic. Carved between 10,000-7,000 years ago.
Amber can generate static electricity⚡️ For their ancient owners, these small animals could give off sparks in the dark and make hair stand on end, as if by magic✨
📷 me
#Archaeology
Magical amber animals from the Mesolithic. Carved between 10,000-7,000 years ago.
Amber can generate static electricity⚡️ For their ancient owners, these small animals could give off sparks in the dark and make hair stand on end, as if by magic✨
📷 me
#Archaeology
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Brilliant interview, this www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
‘It’s been a cesspit, really, my life’: war photographer Don McCullin on 19 of his greatest pictures
At 90, McCullin has spent seven decades recording conflict and tragedy – while escaping snipers, mortar fire and capture. He reflects on pain, pride and regret
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Brilliant interview, this www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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On Friday 21 November we host the 2025 RHS Anniversary Lecture given this year by Prof. Jane Ohlmeyer (Trinity College Dublin): bit.ly/48NJHR5
‘Visible | Invisible: Voices of Women in Early Modern Ireland‘
6pm, at Mary Ward House, London, and online. Booking now open and all welcome. #Skystotrians
‘Visible | Invisible: Voices of Women in Early Modern Ireland‘
6pm, at Mary Ward House, London, and online. Booking now open and all welcome. #Skystotrians
‘Visible | Invisible: Voices of Women in Early Modern Ireland‘: In Person
The Royal Historical Society's 2025 Anniversary Lecture with Professor Jane Ohlmeyer MRIA, FBA (Trinity College Dublin): IN PERSON BOOKING
bit.ly
October 27, 2025 at 10:34 AM
On Friday 21 November we host the 2025 RHS Anniversary Lecture given this year by Prof. Jane Ohlmeyer (Trinity College Dublin): bit.ly/48NJHR5
‘Visible | Invisible: Voices of Women in Early Modern Ireland‘
6pm, at Mary Ward House, London, and online. Booking now open and all welcome. #Skystotrians
‘Visible | Invisible: Voices of Women in Early Modern Ireland‘
6pm, at Mary Ward House, London, and online. Booking now open and all welcome. #Skystotrians
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In his latest podcast, @sirtonyrobinson.bsky.social is digging up the secrets of Sutton Hoo.
He's joined by Professor Martin Carver and Laura Howarth, Sutton Hoo's Archaeology & Engagement Manager.
Listen now: rebrand.ly/SirTonyRobin...
📸: National Trust Images/James Dobson
@nationaltrust.org.uk
He's joined by Professor Martin Carver and Laura Howarth, Sutton Hoo's Archaeology & Engagement Manager.
Listen now: rebrand.ly/SirTonyRobin...
📸: National Trust Images/James Dobson
@nationaltrust.org.uk
October 27, 2025 at 9:36 AM
In his latest podcast, @sirtonyrobinson.bsky.social is digging up the secrets of Sutton Hoo.
He's joined by Professor Martin Carver and Laura Howarth, Sutton Hoo's Archaeology & Engagement Manager.
Listen now: rebrand.ly/SirTonyRobin...
📸: National Trust Images/James Dobson
@nationaltrust.org.uk
He's joined by Professor Martin Carver and Laura Howarth, Sutton Hoo's Archaeology & Engagement Manager.
Listen now: rebrand.ly/SirTonyRobin...
📸: National Trust Images/James Dobson
@nationaltrust.org.uk
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The Last Sacrifice review – how a gruesome rural murder embedded folk-horror in the British psyche
The Last Sacrifice review – how a gruesome rural murder embedded folk-horror in the British psyche
Rupert Russell’s fascinating documentary is a sophisticated analysis of how real life and fiction merged in post-empire Britain in the 1960s and 70s
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The Last Sacrifice review – how a gruesome rural murder embedded folk-horror in the British psyche
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Why isn't this a bigger story?
The joint intelligence committee prepare a report saying our national security is at risk from environmental collapse. And No. 10 bury because they don't to draw attention to how little they care!
@snellarthur.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The joint intelligence committee prepare a report saying our national security is at risk from environmental collapse. And No. 10 bury because they don't to draw attention to how little they care!
@snellarthur.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
National security threatened by climate crisis, UK intelligence chiefs due to warn
Report by joint intelligence committee delayed, with concerns expressed that it may not be published
www.theguardian.com
October 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Why isn't this a bigger story?
The joint intelligence committee prepare a report saying our national security is at risk from environmental collapse. And No. 10 bury because they don't to draw attention to how little they care!
@snellarthur.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The joint intelligence committee prepare a report saying our national security is at risk from environmental collapse. And No. 10 bury because they don't to draw attention to how little they care!
@snellarthur.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
October 8, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
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The Harvest Full Moon rises tonight... and it's a supermoon! 🌕
These occur when the Moon coincides with perigee — its closest point to the Earth during its orbit
Northern areas of the UK will have the best viewing chances as skies clear overnight 🎑
These occur when the Moon coincides with perigee — its closest point to the Earth during its orbit
Northern areas of the UK will have the best viewing chances as skies clear overnight 🎑
October 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The Harvest Full Moon rises tonight... and it's a supermoon! 🌕
These occur when the Moon coincides with perigee — its closest point to the Earth during its orbit
Northern areas of the UK will have the best viewing chances as skies clear overnight 🎑
These occur when the Moon coincides with perigee — its closest point to the Earth during its orbit
Northern areas of the UK will have the best viewing chances as skies clear overnight 🎑
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'A nationwide survey commissioned by Henry VIII on the property and wealth of 16th century England and Wales is to be made publicly accessible for the first time.
The survey, known as the Valor Ecclesiasticus, set out to discover the financial state of the Church'.
The survey, known as the Valor Ecclesiasticus, set out to discover the financial state of the Church'.
National project launched to rediscover Henry VIII’s long-forgotten ‘Tudor Domesday Book’
A nationwide survey commissioned by Henry VIII on the property and wealth of 16th century England and Wales is to be made publicly accessible for the first time. The survey, known as the Valor Ecclesi...
news.exeter.ac.uk
October 7, 2025 at 8:03 AM
'A nationwide survey commissioned by Henry VIII on the property and wealth of 16th century England and Wales is to be made publicly accessible for the first time.
The survey, known as the Valor Ecclesiasticus, set out to discover the financial state of the Church'.
The survey, known as the Valor Ecclesiasticus, set out to discover the financial state of the Church'.
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Tuesday. MOONAH!
[Robin pic in our heads because apparently I can't attach him plus this article]
[Robin pic in our heads because apparently I can't attach him plus this article]
October Harvest Moon: When to see the first supermoon of 2025
It will be visible on 7 October and Sarah Keith-Lucas explains why it will be the biggest and brightest full Moon so far this year.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 5, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Tuesday. MOONAH!
[Robin pic in our heads because apparently I can't attach him plus this article]
[Robin pic in our heads because apparently I can't attach him plus this article]
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For too long, the Italian artist Isabella Ducrot looked to others to tell her who she was. “I think life, for women, begins at 60,” she said. “Because then we begin to be free.”
An Artist Flowering in Her Nineties
Isabella Ducrot, a painter in Rome, didn’t really pick up a brush until her fifties. Four decades later, galleries and museums throughout Europe are celebrating her work.
nyer.cm
October 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
For too long, the Italian artist Isabella Ducrot looked to others to tell her who she was. “I think life, for women, begins at 60,” she said. “Because then we begin to be free.”
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🙏'FLOWERS OF THE DEAD'😰
From early autumn vivid clusters of flowers begin to frequently appear beside the roads, rice fields and waterways of Kyōto.
In Japan spider lilies (particularly the red variety) are known as 'higanbana' (彼岸花), as they bloom around the fall equinox.
#higanbana #彼岸花 #Japan
From early autumn vivid clusters of flowers begin to frequently appear beside the roads, rice fields and waterways of Kyōto.
In Japan spider lilies (particularly the red variety) are known as 'higanbana' (彼岸花), as they bloom around the fall equinox.
#higanbana #彼岸花 #Japan
September 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
🙏'FLOWERS OF THE DEAD'😰
From early autumn vivid clusters of flowers begin to frequently appear beside the roads, rice fields and waterways of Kyōto.
In Japan spider lilies (particularly the red variety) are known as 'higanbana' (彼岸花), as they bloom around the fall equinox.
#higanbana #彼岸花 #Japan
From early autumn vivid clusters of flowers begin to frequently appear beside the roads, rice fields and waterways of Kyōto.
In Japan spider lilies (particularly the red variety) are known as 'higanbana' (彼岸花), as they bloom around the fall equinox.
#higanbana #彼岸花 #Japan
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In other more ancient human news, today is the 85th anniversary of the rediscovery of the Lascaux Cave and its magnificent prehistoric paintings, celebrated here on the Linda Hall Library website: www.lindahall.org/about/news/s...
September 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
In other more ancient human news, today is the 85th anniversary of the rediscovery of the Lascaux Cave and its magnificent prehistoric paintings, celebrated here on the Linda Hall Library website: www.lindahall.org/about/news/s...
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‘Why, to avoid naming Boccaccio, did Chaucer invent a fictional Latin poet as his source for 𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘶𝘴? It seems that Boccaccio already had a reputation problem.’
Barbara Newman on Boccaccio’s dirty book: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Barbara Newman on Boccaccio’s dirty book: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Barbara Newman · Dirty Books: Boccaccio’s Reputation
From the late Middle Ages all the way to Pasolini’s 1971 film, Boccaccio has been best remembered – understandably...
www.lrb.co.uk
September 2, 2025 at 11:25 AM
‘Why, to avoid naming Boccaccio, did Chaucer invent a fictional Latin poet as his source for 𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘶𝘴? It seems that Boccaccio already had a reputation problem.’
Barbara Newman on Boccaccio’s dirty book: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Barbara Newman on Boccaccio’s dirty book: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Just as uplifting on Monday morning!
September 1, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Just as uplifting on Monday morning!